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Remi Garde on why Arsene Wenger deserves more respect

“He is an unbelievable guy. It is difficult for me to imagine the end. I don’t know when that will be. I can say only he inspired me, the way I manage, the way I behave in life as well.

“I am sad to read the criticism of him and the bad words, because he committed the last 20 years to the club he loves so much.”

The vast majority of critics will never quite understand the life of a manager. “It’s a job that if you have not experienced it, it is very hard to understand. The problems are coming from different angles, coming everywhere.

“But it is because it is difficult that we love to do it. When you win a game, when you win a trophy, when you see young players come to the first team that you might have given a little bit of help to, it’s a very good feeling. You are always suffering for these short periods of happiness.”

Tony Cascarino on why a new deal for Mesut Ozil could cost Wenger his job

“Do you think any of the top clubs in England are looking at Mesut Ozil and thinking ‘yeah, we’ll have a bit of him. We’ll take him for a quarter of a million a week.’?

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“People will argue their league performance has been the worst it's been for 15-20 years but maybe they are allowed a blip."

“I don’t think it leaves Wenger in a different position.

"“There won't be a straw that breaks the camel's back with Arsene Wenger. It's a more the long term principle of whether the board and the manager feel it's the right time - and no-one knows the answer to that.

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“We'll just have to wait and see - it is a unique situation where a manager has been there for so long.

“The board have got an incredible amount of loyalty to him and rightly so. The manager seems to be in a strong position, where he can almost dictate when he finishes.

“Everyone wants an answer today but I can't see that happening while the FA Cup and league campaigns are still going on."